4 setting up your pc to share music over a network – Cambridge Audio Azur 640H User Manual

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5. In the "Network Settings" page that now appears, there is a menu

item called "Automatic IP settings (DHCP)". Deselect this and click
apply. This now turns off Dynamic DHCP addressing. The request
could take a few seconds to take effect:

6. When Dynamic DHCP addressing has been turned off, select the

"Ethernet" menu item:

7. This brings up four text input boxes that you can change: IP address,

Subnet mask, Gateway and Name server. As with your computer set-
up, the IP address should be 192.168.0.X where X is a number
between 1 and 254 that is unique to the 640H. The Subnet mask
should be set to 255.255.255.0. The Gateway and Name server
should be set to the IP address of the device controlling your internet
connection (i.e. router). If you are using a network with no internet
connection, the Gateway and Name server should be set to the IP
address of the network device you are connecting to (i.e. PC/Mac or
another 640H etc):

8. After you have entered the correct information, click "Apply" to store

the settings. This may take a few seconds to take effect:

The process is now complete.

3.4 Setting up your PC to share music over a network

3.4.1 Network and Sharing Center

1. Right click on the network icon in the bottom right

hand corner of the Windows desktop:

2. Select “Network and Sharing Center”:

3. In the “Network” section, press the “Customize” button. In the

window that now appears, make sure the network name is set to
“Network” and the location type is set to “Private”:

4. When this is done, press “Next”. Now press “Close” in the new

window to close it. This brings you back to the “Network and Sharing
Center” window.

5. In the “Sharing and Discovery” section of the window, press the

dropdown button next to “Network Discovery”. An example of the
button is shown here:

6. Now select the “Turn on network discovery” button and click “Apply”:

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